Have you tried VoluMouse from http://www.nirsoft.n...utils/volumouse.html? It will let you change the brightness of your screen by rolling the mouse wheel over the taskbar. You can't go pitch black, but it might be good enough.

I was using this for a short time last year, but the AVG antivirus program was showing it as virus infected. I know it is not infected, but I haven't been able to convince AVG (at least enough to get the application to stop disallowing the use)

Can you do something? There was another small utility you wrote that came up the same way- can't remember, but it seems to be a trend.

You can set the startup value under the application's options to whatever value you would like i.e. it doesn't have to be a multiple of ten. So, with a bit of trial and error, you should be able to find which value between 91 and 99 your daughter can work with. If this isn't workable, I can see about modifying the code for you.

I didn't think that appeared to work. If I put in 53% for example and then stop the programme (right-click Exit), when I re-start the programme it's at 50%.

Am I doing something wrong?

If I could change the brightness in increments of 1% 'on the fly' that would be awesome.

I must confess, I'm an ex-VB programmer (mostly 6.0, but some .NET when it was in Beta 1 and Beta 2) so I should tackle the project myself. Life's a bit full-on since the daughter arrived and I don't seem to find much time.

If you make the mod for me I'd be very grateful (and donate too). I must introduce this to the rest of the Achromat community. There is probably a commercial product that does this, but as 'donationware' this is pretty neat.

Is it possible to modify DimScreen so that it works on multi-monitor setups?

I'd find it extremely useful if i could dim my peripheral screens whilst i am not working on them, i.e. not typining or clicking. The idea would be that they "undim" when they receive mouse/keyboard input. so, a bit like a screensaver but only for my side monitors.

(hope you see this here skwire. i may make a fresh post for a snack request if not.)

wow DimScreen works great here on dual monitor desktop, thanx for it! :-))

buw why it now works from 0..1..2..3-100% ?? i would prefer just 10 settings that everyone can set up.. i need something like 50%, 75% and 100% and i use ctrl-alt-+/- to control.

something like: "if already 0% and press-agin" then "vesa mode -> monitors off/stand-by" would be great too. i use a other tool called "mon_off.exe" for this but it prompts everytime a checkbox first....

or a command-line option for dimscreen?? "dimscreen.exe /off" .. ? i would like "dimscreen.exe /50" for 50% too ..

More... The dim screen dims most of the desktop but not the taskbar or menu items like when you click on the file, edit, view favorites tools or help menu from internet explorer. so I end up getting a bright menu that flies out all the time. Also when I hit the alt tab to swich screens I get the bright screen.